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Solar Impulse 2 touches down in Abu Dhabi after round-world flight

Jul 26, 2016

The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi.Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to…

Two ISIS-linked gunmen kill a priest in a French church

Jul 26, 2016

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four…

knife attack by disabilities center worker kills 19 in Japan

Jul 26, 2016

Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara.Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident is the worst mass killing in…

ICC accepts lawsuit filed against Ibrahim Jodran by LAPAC

Jul 26, 2016

The Attorney General of the International Criminal Court has told the Libyan American Public Affairs Center that it accepted the lawsuit filed against Ibrahim and Khalid Jodran, Hajer Al-Gayed, and Aydah Al-Twati."The lawsuit is now…

UN said 279.000 children deprived from attending schools in Libya

Jul 26, 2016

The United Nations warned on Monday that the Libya conflict was preventing 279.000 children from attending school across the war-torn country."Recently released data from Libya's Ministry of Education paints an alarming picture of…

WHO: Libya’s health sector is devastated with half of the hospitals closed

Jul 26, 2016

The World Health Organization says about half of Libya’s 159 hospitals are either closed or barely delivering services due to the ongoing fighting and the country’s weak economic status.Faced with a political turmoil, the new unity…

Libyan Coast Guard recovered about 87 drowned bodies off Sabratha shores

Jul 26, 2016

The number of bodies of migrants recovered on a Libyan beach since the weekend has risen to 87, a media official from the coastal city of Sabratha said on Monday.The bodies began washing up on the city's beach west of Tripoli on…

Bank of Valletta reveals Muatassim Gaddafi’s 90 million euros accounts

Jul 26, 2016

Bank of Valletta statements presented in a court case filed by the Libyan Attorney General against the heirs of the late son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, have revealed that Muatassim Gaddafi held numerous savings and credit cards…

UNSMIL: Sirte IDPs reached over 90 thousand

Jul 25, 2016

The UNSMIL has announced that the displaced persons from Sirte have reached 90 thousand and 449, saying 35 thousand of them fled the city in last April and May alone.In its annual report, the UNSMIL said Monday that the humanitarian…

Turkish people go on pro-democracy rally in Istanbul

Jul 25, 2016

Tens of thousands of people have joined a pro-democracy rally in Istanbul, condemning the nation's attempted coup.The rally was organised by the opposition party CHP but was backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK party, in a…

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